Summary
Interventions for maintaining the classroom have changed tremendously over the past few decades. Historically, educators depended upon a stern, loud voice and a paddle to maintain control of their classroom. Many studies have been done by researchers including the following: William Glasser, Thomas Gordon, Lee Canter, Wesley Becker, Robert Spaulding and Jane Stallings, just to name a few. The first approaches used were based on disciplining misbehavior. The approach studies shifted in the late 1960s to early 1970s toward understanding why students misbehave, helping students better understand themselves and how to assist them in developing appropriate behavior. This was categorized as the counseling phase. In the mid 1970s, …show more content…
Just as the article suggest, we must use a mixture of theories to best suit our classrooms. When determining what works best for each classroom, we must examine the classroom environment, instructional goals and the age/skills of the students. Frequently, we have to adjust our original plan of action depending on all of these factors. The goal is to create a dynamic curriculum that caters to every student in the classroom. The school district I currently work for uses a district wide intervention program, however, we still have to determine ways to implement classroom management individually. I like to use a mixture of skills in my classroom including clearly stated expectations from the beginning of the school year and strong student-teacher relationships. I plan to implement the contracts at the beginning of the next school year for my students who are at the 3rd grade level and higher. I feel that doing so will give them a sense of independence. They are mature enough to clearly understand what a contract is and the meaning that the contract will hold. I would like to gear my focus toward preventing inappropriate behavior; therefore, my goal is to keep misbehavior to a minimum. Most inappropriate behavior will be handled between the student and I. From experience, addressing the student in front of their peers makes the situation worse. The students tend to get embarrassed, triggering more inappropriate
Interventions for maintaining the classroom have changed tremendously over the past few decades. Historically, educators depended upon a stern, loud voice and a paddle to maintain control of their classroom. Many studies have been done by researchers including the following: William Glasser, Thomas Gordon, Lee Canter, Wesley Becker, Robert Spaulding and Jane Stallings, just to name a few. The first approaches used were based on disciplining misbehavior. The approach studies shifted in the late 1960s to early 1970s toward understanding why students misbehave, helping students better understand themselves and how to assist them in developing appropriate behavior. This was categorized as the counseling phase. In the mid 1970s, …show more content…
Just as the article suggest, we must use a mixture of theories to best suit our classrooms. When determining what works best for each classroom, we must examine the classroom environment, instructional goals and the age/skills of the students. Frequently, we have to adjust our original plan of action depending on all of these factors. The goal is to create a dynamic curriculum that caters to every student in the classroom. The school district I currently work for uses a district wide intervention program, however, we still have to determine ways to implement classroom management individually. I like to use a mixture of skills in my classroom including clearly stated expectations from the beginning of the school year and strong student-teacher relationships. I plan to implement the contracts at the beginning of the next school year for my students who are at the 3rd grade level and higher. I feel that doing so will give them a sense of independence. They are mature enough to clearly understand what a contract is and the meaning that the contract will hold. I would like to gear my focus toward preventing inappropriate behavior; therefore, my goal is to keep misbehavior to a minimum. Most inappropriate behavior will be handled between the student and I. From experience, addressing the student in front of their peers makes the situation worse. The students tend to get embarrassed, triggering more inappropriate